Tonny and Terry
The year is 2007, and our journey as husband and wife began with a magnificent wedding, a celebration of love and the promise of a harmonious lifetime ahead. But as the excitement of the honeymoon settled, our true selves emerged, bringing with them a wave of challenges. Misunderstandings, miscommunication, and misinterpreted cues caused frustration to seep into our relationship.
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That first year, we tasted love and our love was tested and it proved to be quite an experience. While we shared a deep love and commitment, it seemed we were constantly out of sync. Seeking solace and guidance, we turned to God, earnestly seeking His wisdom. It was through His gentle guidance that we came to realize how our selfish tendencies hindered His work in our lives. We discovered that the source of our marital struggles lay not solely with the other person, but within ourselves. God directed us to address the core issues that influenced our motives, expectations, and mindsets, which often strayed from the teachings of Scripture, despite our status as believers serving in ministry.
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Our breakthrough came when we accepted the harsh truth that we could not change one another. Instead, our focus shifted to what God desired to do within our hearts. This path was not easy, as it demanded personal surrender to the Holy Spirit and a willingness to allow Him to reshape us. We learned the beauty of yielding and began to love from a selfless standpoint, even though it felt unfamiliar. This transformation proved to be immensely rewarding in the long run.
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As we embraced these newfound truths, we felt compelled to share them with other couples facing similar struggles. It was not long before we witnessed the positive impact of our shared experiences and wisdom in their lives. This inspired us to create The Beyond I Do program, offering guidance for both pre-marital and marital stages. It evolved into a book, a class, and eventually a thriving marriage village, a testament to the transformative power of God's love in our lives and the lives of others.
Founders - Marriage Village
And above all these, put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Colossians 3:14
Phillip and Christine Kiiru
Directors - Kenya Chapter
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"He must become greater; I must become less"
John 3:30
Our journey of courtship and into marriage was a sweet honeymoon that was quickly mingled with friction as we struggled to gel our personalities and expectations of each other. Our first year of marriage was characterized with frequent misunderstandings of each other’s intentions and decisions especially where the family finances were concerned. We had constant communication breakdown.
By the end of year one, we agreed that we could not continue with the way things were. We realized the Lord was seeking our attention by allowing us go through all these so we turned to the Lord, the author of marriage. He began softening our hearts towards one another, for a heart of stone, He gave us a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26-27). He began to reveal the purpose for which He brought us together. We discovered a greater purpose that was beyond the two of us coming together as husband and wife.
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In the year 2015, the Lord called us into the Marriage Ministry to be a source of hope, encouragement and loving rebuke to the Singles, Courting couples and Married couples. We have seen the Lord bring countless individuals and couples our way to walk with into this journey of marriage and purpose. This journey has not been easy. We have battled with several miscarriages but the Lord has been merciful and good to us and granted us two beautiful children.
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We have had to walk through misunderstandings and conflict with in-laws and have seen the Lord slowly over time mend the broken bridges. We are also learning to handle our finances better. We have learned over time to fight as TEAM KIIRU and to choose the battle hills on which to ‘die’ on and not ‘die’ on every hill. Our daily prayer and encouragement to one another is to ‘DIE to SELF DAILY’! (John 3:30)
Mission
Love without ceasing.
Vision
To become a global village of individuals and families that are committed to upholding the principles of love.
Core Values
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LOVE - The purity of love is a mystery that cannot be understood; it can only be revealed when we focus on God's own definition and not ours. Love that is expecting, loves without expecting.
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OPENNESS - Complete honesty is the genesis of true healing that comes from acknowledging your past which often becomes an impediment to love and be loved.
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VULNERABILITY - This is the primal key to intimacy as it peels off all the layers that obscure the next person from seeing your true self in an unguarded manner.
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EMPATHY - Choosing to walk in the other person's shoes gives you the opportunity to interpret the reality of life from their lenses.
